A lot of teachers use Seesaw as an online journal, an e-portfolio, or a combination of both. This post should help those that want some tips on maximizing this excellent edtech tool. #1: Seesaw Blog This was already featured in a post we shared earlier, but it is one of my favorite ways to share … Continue reading 5 Ways to Get the Most Out of Seesaw
How to teach the principal’s son and survive.
In your typical public school in the U.S, it is rare to find yourself teaching a colleague's child, and even more uncommon to be teaching the child of your boss. But anyone that has taught in the international school world knows that you're unlikely to go a year without having several students of teachers in … Continue reading How to teach the principal’s son and survive.
BLE Feeling Stale? 3 Kid Friendly Tools to Spice up Your E-learning Platform.
Check out these three tools I have been using to add visual appeal and increased functionality to my blended learning course. -@MrZachG 1. Embed an ELink Instead of posting link after link in a boring list, or spending hours uploading hyperlinked photos and then adding captions to them, use Elink! What is it? Elink is … Continue reading BLE Feeling Stale? 3 Kid Friendly Tools to Spice up Your E-learning Platform.
Education Rickshaw: Teachers Pay Teachers
Stephanie has been working tirelessly to get her products on Teachers Pay Teachers to be attractive and, more importantly, easy to use for teachers and students. Click on the badge above for access to our Teachers Pay Teachers products. Support fellow teachers that look to make a difference in the lives of our kids. - … Continue reading Education Rickshaw: Teachers Pay Teachers
Teachers: Put your plans in the cloud!
By @MrZachG Until recently, I was a teacher that preferred writing out plans by hand. This may have come as a shock to some that knew me and considered me to be "tech savvy", but I didn't care. The idea of constantly pulling up a new Word Document to awkwardly type in bullets for my lessons, … Continue reading Teachers: Put your plans in the cloud!
A Need for Explicit Discussions on Mindset, even in 2nd grade
By @SGroshell What is Mindset? Before I begin, I’d like to put in Carol Dweck’s explanation of her research on fixed and growth mindsets for anyone new to the idea. …students who believed their intelligence could be developed (a growth mindset) outperformed those who believed their intelligence was fixed (a fixed mindset). And when students … Continue reading A Need for Explicit Discussions on Mindset, even in 2nd grade
Back and forth argument on Twitter helps me rethink why we do what we do.
By @MrZachG Recently, this tweet came up on my feed. Teachers join the profession because they have a deep academic love of their subject. How can you teach before having studied it in depth? As I sometimes do when I am reading through Ed talk on Twitter, I responded by tweeting to the user my … Continue reading Back and forth argument on Twitter helps me rethink why we do what we do.
5 Things Not to Prepare for the 1st Day of School
Advice from a 2nd grade classroom By: @SGroshell Your classroom is incredibly important. Students will come to your door, make friends, and hopefully even learn a thing or two for the next 180 days in that room. In order for them to be successful, your classroom has to feel like a safe place. And to … Continue reading 5 Things Not to Prepare for the 1st Day of School
5 Ways Camp Makes You a Better Teacher
By @MrZachG As a kid I loved Summer Camp, and always dreamed of being a camp counselor. I was hired to work at YMCA Camp Seymour my freshman year of college, where I was christened “Atlas” for my love of travel. I worked there for as long as I could, even staffing most weekends … Continue reading 5 Ways Camp Makes You a Better Teacher
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